american DOCTOR

american DOCTOR

american DOCTOR

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

MAR 5 - 8

MAR 5 - 8

True/False | Columbia, Missouri

True/False | Columbia, Missouri

MAR 5 - 8

True/False | Columbia, Missouri

MAR 12 - 13

MAR 12 - 13

SXSW | Austin, Texas

SXSW | Austin, Texas

MAR 12 - 13

SXSW | Austin, Texas

MAR 12 - 19

MAR 12 - 19

CPH:DOX | Copenhagen, Denmark

CPH:DOX | Copenhagen, Denmark

MAR 12 - 19

CPH:DOX | Copenhagen, Denmark

MAR 20 - 28

MAR 20 - 28

Movies That Matter | Hague, Netherlands

Movies That Matter | Hague, Netherlands

MAR 20 - 28

Movies That Matter | Hague, Netherlands

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AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives.

AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives.

Synopsis

Synopsis

AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

AMERICAN DOCTOR is a vérité non-fiction film following three prominent physicians–Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian—friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by their shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

Team

Team

DIRECTOR

Poh Si Teng

PRODUCER

POH SI TENG, KIRSTINE BARFOD, REEM HADDAD

POH SI TENG,
KIRSTINE BARFOD,
REEM HADDAD

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Simon Kilmurry, Hamza Ali, Poh Si Teng, Rasha Mansouri, Hassan Elmasry, Rami Elghandour, Andreas Dalsgaard, Mehdi Hasan, Juan Pablo Raymond, Kiran Alvi

SIMON KILMURRY,
HAMZA ALI

CO-PRODUCER

MOHAMMED SAWWAF, Kasper Lykke Schultz

MOHAMMED SAWWAF,
ELK FILM

EDITOR

CHRISTOPHER WHITE, EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI

CHRISTOPHER WHITE,
EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

IBRAHIM AL OTLA, CHRIS RENTERIA

IBRAHIM AL OTLA,
CHRIS RENTERIA

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Arthur Nazaryan, Poh Si Teng, Ramzy Haddad

Arthur Nazaryan,
Poh Si Teng,
Ramzy Haddad

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Suad Bushnaq

DIRECTOR

Poh Si Teng

PRODUCER

POH SI TENG, KIRSTINE BARFOD, REEM HADDAD

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

SIMON KILMURRY, HAMZA ALI

CO-PRODUCER

MOHAMMED SAWWAF, ELK FILM

EDITOR

CHRISTOPHER WHITE, EMA RYAN YAMAZAKI

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

IBRAHIM AL OTLA, CHRIS RENTERIA

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Arthur Nazaryan, Poh Si Teng, Ramzy Haddad

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Suad Bushnaq

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